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  • Frostispiece of Molanus, De historia sanctarum imaginum et picturarum (1617), Antwerp, Gasparus Bellerus

    It is forbidden to produce sensual art



    Molanus argues that indecent and lascivious art should be forbidden because its message spreads from the eye to the soul and then corrupts it.

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    Nudity/Obscenity/Lasciviousness
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    Leuven, 1617
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    Images corrupting the soul